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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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The connection speed has been dropping since day one with today being the sharpest fall. It takes 2 minutes to load a website!

Are there any mistakes?
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New2grammar The connection speed has been dropping since day one , with today being the sharpest fall. It takes 2 minutes to load a website! Are there any mistakes?

— Philip

  • New2grammar The connection speed has been dropping since day one , with today being the sharpest fall.
  • It takes 2 minutes to load a website!
  • Are there any mistakes?
  • Thanks Technically, today should have an apostrophe [today's fall], but you could easily get by without it.
  • I would definitely include the comma indicated.
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New2grammarThe connection speed has been dropping since day one, with today being the sharpest fall. It takes 2 minutes to load a website!

Are there any mistakes?
Thanks

Technically, today should have an apostrophe [today's fall], but you could easily get by without it. I would definitely include the comma indicated.
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New2grammarAre there any mistakes?
No, but I am no friend of the with ... being ...construction! It always strikes me as a clumsy way of phrasing one's thoughts. Maybe it's just me!
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HAHA. So, what would you say instead?
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The line speed has been dropping since the first day, and today it's the worst ever. It takes 2 minutes to load a website! Emotion: smile
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Simple and elegant. Emotion: smile Thanks, CJ.
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